Welcome to the launch of the kielibuusti.fi website on April 19th 2023 at 14-15! The event will take place at the Hybrid Stage, located in the Harald Herlin Learning Centre on Aalto University campus in Otaniemi. You can participate either on-site or online.

During the event we will present the new website which showcases materials produced in the Kielibuusti project. The website includes content for four user groups: 

• Language learners 
• Teachers of Finnish or Swedish as a second language 
• Counsellors working with international talents 
• Employers and workplace communities. 

The Hybrid Stage has limited seating. Online participants can watch a live stream and send in questions or comments. Please note that on-site participants may be seen on the live stream.  

Programme

• Welcome 
• Opening words by the Ministry of Education and Culture:
  Minister of Science and Culture, Petri Honkonen and Senior Specialist Nelli Tiainen  
• Presenting the Kielibuusti project 
• Inspirational speaker: Language learning as a solution to the shortage of experts,
  entrepreneur Peter Vesterbacka, Finest Future 
• Introduction of the Kielibuusti website for different user groups: 
  • Language learners  
  • Teachers of Finnish or Swedish as a second language  
  • Counsellors working with international talents  
  • Employers and workplace communities.
• Experiences from a learner: Perspectives from a highly educated language learner,
  university lecturer Petra Hietanen-Kunwald, Aalto University
• Questions and answers 
• What happens next in the Kielibuusti project